Nutone Ventilation fan blowing in reverse direction...

11-12-2012, 11:26 AM	#1
smokyjoe Newbie   Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1	Nutone Ventilation fan blowing in reverse direction... Hi All, the bathroom fan Nutone 8663RP is blowing air into the bathroom of our new home, instead of sucking the humidity out through the vent. Anyone know how to reverse the direction of the fan? Is it a simple maneuver? Thanks much, Rochester, NY

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11-12-2012, 11:28 AM	#2
gregzoll Average Joe/ex-Navy IC3     Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Midwest - Central Illinois Posts: 9,257	Nutone Ventilation fan blowing in reverse direction... Not a fan motor problem, most likely a clogged vent. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. : Now listen, Cadet. I've got a job for you. See this button? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. : Don't touch it! It's the History Eraser button, you fool! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. : So what'll happen? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. : That's just it. We don't know. Maybe something bad, maybe something good. I guess we'll never know, 'cause you're going to guard it. You won't touch it, will you?

11-12-2012, 11:51 AM	#3
joed Member     Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Welland, Ontario Posts: 6,014	Nutone Ventilation fan blowing in reverse direction... Did it ever work? Did someone replace the fan motor? If they did they got the wrong one. Ventilation motors are not reversible. __________________ Do not PM with questions that can be asked in a forum. I will not respond.

11-12-2012, 01:05 PM	#4
J. V. Member     Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,311	Nutone Ventilation fan blowing in reverse direction... Might be installed upside down?

11-12-2012, 05:31 PM	#5
danpik Member   Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: western Ny Posts: 783	Nutone Ventilation fan blowing in reverse direction... deleted.

11-12-2012, 09:25 PM	#6
dmxtothemax Member   Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cairns Australia Posts: 1,428	Nutone Ventilation fan blowing in reverse direction... Quote: Originally Posted by smokyjoe Hi All, the bathroom fan Nutone 8663RP is blowing air into the bathroom of our new home, instead of sucking the humidity out through the vent. Anyone know how to reverse the direction of the fan? Is it a simple maneuver? Thanks much, Rochester, NY Did it ever work correctly ? If so what has happened recently to change that ? You might be able to remove the blades, and put them back in upside down ! Did someone take them out to clean them maybe ?

11-12-2012, 09:28 PM	#7
gregzoll Average Joe/ex-Navy IC3     Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Midwest - Central Illinois Posts: 9,257	Nutone Ventilation fan blowing in reverse direction... The Squirrel cage should only go in one way. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. : Now listen, Cadet. I've got a job for you. See this button? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. : Don't touch it! It's the History Eraser button, you fool! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. : So what'll happen? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. : That's just it. We don't know. Maybe something bad, maybe something good. I guess we'll never know, 'cause you're going to guard it. You won't touch it, will you?

11-12-2012, 11:02 PM	#8
bobelectric Member   Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 84,Pa.15330 Posts: 894	Nutone Ventilation fan blowing in reverse direction... Plus the fan damper should be sucked shut.Maybe you have a fan motor that was assembled wrong.